Sydney · 1950 — 1959

Sydney in the 1950s

Post-war Sydney boomed in the fifties — migrant ships arriving, suburbs marching outward, beaches crowded each summer — a modernising city that, by decade's end, had chosen the design for its Opera House.

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Aerial view over industrial Camperdown with the Bonds building — photograph, from Camperdown, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Camperdown

Aerial view over industrial Camperdown with the Bonds building

Item 14: Milton Kent aerial views of Camperdown, Goulburn, Leura, Lewisham, Marrickville, Punchbowl, 195-Milton Kent
Aerial view over Lewisham, hospital complex and railway line — photograph, from Lewisham, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Lewisham

Aerial view over Lewisham, hospital complex and railway line

Item 14: Milton Kent aerial views of Camperdown, Goulburn, Leura, Lewisham, Marrickville, Punchbowl, 195-Milton Kent
Aerial view over Punchbowl, showing scattered housing and a tidal river beyond — photograph, from Punchbowl, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Punchbowl

Aerial view over Punchbowl, showing scattered housing and a tidal river beyond

Item 14: Milton Kent aerial views of Camperdown, Goulburn, Leura, Lewisham, Marrickville, Punchbowl, 195-Milton Kent
Baxter Shoes factory and tannery beside the railway, Goulburn — photograph, from Goulburn, circa 1950
photograph·1950

Baxter Shoes factory and tannery beside the railway, Goulburn

Item 14: Milton Kent aerial views of Camperdown, Goulburn, Leura, Lewisham, Marrickville, Punchbowl, 195-Milton Kent
Book sorting inside the library at Parramatta Gaol, 1950 — photograph, from Parramatta Gaol, circa 1950
photograph·1950·North Parramatta

Book sorting inside the library at Parramatta Gaol, 1950

Parramatta GaolState Library NSW
Cadets around a field gun, Sydney Grammar School, 1954 — photograph, from Sydney Grammar School, circa 1954
photograph·1954·Darlinghurst

Cadets around a field gun, Sydney Grammar School, 1954

Sydney Grammar, June 1954State Library NSW
Chapel and garden, Parramatta Gaol — photograph, from Parramatta Gaol, circa 1950
photograph·1950·North Parramatta

Chapel and garden, Parramatta Gaol

Parramatta GaolState Library NSW
Collins Street, Melbourne: St Michael's Church and the T&G tower — photograph, from Collins Street, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Collins Street

Collins Street, Melbourne: St Michael's Church and the T&G tower

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Cookhouse doorway, Parramatta Gaol — photograph, from Parramatta Gaol, circa 1950
photograph·1950·North Parramatta

Cookhouse doorway, Parramatta Gaol

Parramatta GaolState Library NSW
Crowds at Bondi Beach below the Pavilion — photograph, from Bondi Beach, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Bondi Beach

Crowds at Bondi Beach below the Pavilion

SydneyState Library NSW
Crowds at Bondi Beach below the Pavilion — photograph, from Bondi Pavilion, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Bondi Beach

Crowds at Bondi Beach below the Pavilion

SydneyState Library NSW
Crowds on a Sydney ocean beach — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Crowds on a Sydney ocean beach

SydneyState Library NSW
Crowds on Bondi Beach below the promenade, c.1950 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Crowds on Bondi Beach below the promenade, c.1950

SydneyState Library NSW
Department of Lands Building, Bridge Street, Sydney, 1951 — photograph, from Loftus Street, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Department of Lands Building, Bridge Street, Sydney, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Gregory's Map of Sydney & Suburbs — Mona Vale to Cronulla — map, circa 1950
map·1950

Gregory's Map of Sydney & Suburbs — Mona Vale to Cronulla

Road map of Sydney and suburbs / produced and published in Australia by Gregory's Publishing CompanyGregory's Guides and Maps, Pty. Ltd.
Harbour view past a tennis court and brick house — photograph, circa 1950
photograph·1950

Harbour view past a tennis court and brick house

SydneyState Library NSW
King Street looking west towards George Street, 1951 — photograph, from King Street, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

King Street looking west towards George Street, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Lewisham Hospital and surrounding streets from the air — photograph, from Thomas Street, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Lewisham

Lewisham Hospital and surrounding streets from the air

Item 14: Milton Kent aerial views of Camperdown, Goulburn, Leura, Lewisham, Marrickville, Punchbowl, 195-Milton Kent
Lunchtime on a Sydney park lawn, about 1950 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Lunchtime on a Sydney park lawn, about 1950

SydneyState Library NSW
Macquarie Street and the Treasury building from the Domain, 1951 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Macquarie Street and the Treasury building from the Domain, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Martin Place from Castlereagh Street, Sydney, 1951 — photograph, from Martin Place, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Martin Place from Castlereagh Street, Sydney, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Martin Place looking west from Phillip Street, Sydney, 1951 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Martin Place looking west from Phillip Street, Sydney, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
No. 1 Kiosk photo service, Royal Arcade, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

No. 1 Kiosk photo service, Royal Arcade, Sydney

Sydney arcades, April 1950Pix magazine
People relaxing on a Sydney park lawn beside a bronze statue, c.1950 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

People relaxing on a Sydney park lawn beside a bronze statue, c.1950

SydneyState Library NSW
Photographic supplies kiosk, Royal Arcade, Sydney, 1950 — photograph, from George Street, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Photographic supplies kiosk, Royal Arcade, Sydney, 1950

Sydney arcades, April 1950Pix magazine
Pitt Street looking north toward the Harbour Bridge, 1951 — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Pitt Street looking north toward the Harbour Bridge, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Pottery works and surrounding industrial district, aerial view — photograph, circa 1950
photograph·1950

Pottery works and surrounding industrial district, aerial view

Item 02: Milton Kent aerial views of Botany, Enfield, Marrickville, Turrella, ca. 1950Milton Kent
Proposed Sydney expressways, ringroads and railway extension, 1952 — map, circa 1952
map·1952

Proposed Sydney expressways, ringroads and railway extension, 1952

Map of Sydney showing proposed expressways, ringroads and metropolitan railway extensionSydney (N.S.W.). Council
Qantas Empire Airways flying boat base, Rose Bay — photograph, from Rose Bay, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Rose Bay

Qantas Empire Airways flying boat base, Rose Bay

SydneyState Library NSW
Rooftop view across the Sydney city centre to the Harbour Bridge, 1951 — photograph, from Mid City Centre, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Rooftop view across the Sydney city centre to the Harbour Bridge, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Schoolboy rugby players passing the ball, Sydney Grammar, 1954 — photograph, from Sydney Grammar School, circa 1954
photograph·1954·Darlinghurst

Schoolboy rugby players passing the ball, Sydney Grammar, 1954

Sydney Grammar, June 1954State Library NSW
Shoppers descending beneath the Joules Knitters sign, Sydney arcade, 1950 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Shoppers descending beneath the Joules Knitters sign, Sydney arcade, 1950

Sydney arcades, April 1950Pix magazine
Shoppers in a Sydney arcade, April 1950 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Shoppers in a Sydney arcade, April 1950

Sydney arcades, April 1950Pix magazine
St Mary's Cathedral above Sydney rooftops, 1951 — photograph, from St Mary's Cathedral, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

St Mary's Cathedral above Sydney rooftops, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
St Mary's Cathedral and Sydney rooftops, 1951 — photograph, from St Mary's Cathedral, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

St Mary's Cathedral and Sydney rooftops, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Strand Arcade galleries from an upper level, Sydney, 1950 — photograph, from Strand Arcade, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Strand Arcade galleries from an upper level, Sydney, 1950

Sydney arcades, April 1950Pix magazine
Summer crowds in the surf at Bondi Beach — photograph, from Bondi Pavilion, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Bondi Beach

Summer crowds in the surf at Bondi Beach

SydneyState Library NSW
Summer crowds on Bondi Beach — photograph, from Bondi Beach, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Bondi Beach

Summer crowds on Bondi Beach

SydneyState Library NSW
Summer crowds packing a Sydney surf beach — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Summer crowds packing a Sydney surf beach

SydneyState Library NSW
Sunbathers and picnickers on a Sydney park lawn, c. 1950 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Sunbathers and picnickers on a Sydney park lawn, c. 1950

SydneyState Library NSW
Surf boat crew driving through the break, Coogee — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1952
photograph·1952·Coogee

Surf boat crew driving through the break, Coogee

Coogee surf carnival, 2 February 1952State Library NSW
Sydney Grammar rugby players gathered on the field, 1954 — photograph, from College Street, circa 1954
photograph·1954·Sydney CBD

Sydney Grammar rugby players gathered on the field, 1954

Sydney Grammar, June 1954State Library NSW
Sydney Grammar School chemistry class, 1954 — photograph, from Sydney Grammar School, circa 1954
photograph·1954·Darlinghurst

Sydney Grammar School chemistry class, 1954

Sydney Grammar, June 1954State Library NSW
Sydney Grammar School students in costume for a stage production, 1954 — photograph, from Sydney Grammar School, circa 1954
photograph·1954·Darlinghurst

Sydney Grammar School students in costume for a stage production, 1954

Sydney Grammar, June 1954State Library NSW
Sydney harbour bay with moored boats, seen past Norfolk Island pines — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Sydney harbour bay with moored boats, seen past Norfolk Island pines

SydneyState Library NSW
Sydney Harbour Bridge across the water from a foreshore park — photograph, from Sydney Harbour Bridge, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Dawes Point

Sydney Harbour Bridge across the water from a foreshore park

SydneyState Library NSW
Sydney Harbour Bridge from Lavender Bay, with electric trains in the railway yards — photograph, from Lavender Bay, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Lavender Bay

Sydney Harbour Bridge from Lavender Bay, with electric trains in the railway yards

SydneyState Library NSW
Sydney region military survey sheet, 1:253,440, third edition (1952) — map, from Sydney CBD, circa 1952
map·1952·Sydney CBD

Sydney region military survey sheet, 1:253,440, third edition (1952)

Sydney, New South WalesGreat Britain. War Office. General Staff. Australian Section.